Monday, May 05, 2014

IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK

Stories from 14
MacMahon Street – Hurstville Museum & Gallery

In 2003 Hurstville City Council was
looking for a new home for the St George Regional Museum, previously called The
Centennial Bakery Museum. The museum, which included a large bakery item
collection and historical artefacts from the Hurstville Historical Society, was
outgrowing the small corner building on Forest Road and Bridge Street. 14
MacMahon Street became available after the Fanari Restaurant & Bar had
closed and it seemed to be the perfect place for the museum!

The Mayor of Hurstville, Clr Vince Badalati officially opened the St George Regional Museum on
Friday 6 February 2004. On display in the exhibition are the original pair of
scissors to cut the red ribbon, which was spanned across the entrance.

Courtesy of Hurstville Library Museum & Gallery collection

Since 2004, 14 MacMahon Street has
attracted over 110,000 visitors, more than 170
exhibitions and too many public programs to count.

Do
you remember the exhibition ‘Ned Kelly – Fact and Fiction’, a travelling exhibition by the
National Museumof Australia, Canberra?

It was a very popular exhibition at the St George Regional Museum in 2007.

Courtesy of Hurstville Library Museum & Gallery collection

These are just some of the stories of 14 MacMahon Street.
Come and visit the multisensory exhibition IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK
to find out more about the building’s past.